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June 01 2014

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April 10 20142014-04-10November 28 20142014-11-28A seated group ritual in a hall where many devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor and in rows behind. Several boys in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak hold small brass oil lamps and offering vessels. In the centre, a bald man with glasses, bare chest, reddish-brown shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel. To the right, a young man in an orange robe and dark beads raises a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps and pooja plates are arranged on the floor.2013-11-16June 15 20132013-06-15March 13 20132013-03-13March 08 20132013-03-08April 17 20142014-04-17Photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis at a ritual gathering. Two men in front wear orange shawls, rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilaka stripes with red bindis; the man on the right holds a small object and gestures while speaking, and the man on the left holds an item in his hands. Behind them, more orange-clad devotees sit on mats, some with brass plates and lamps in front of them, and a woman in a white sari sits at right. Gold ornaments and bangles are visible on several arms. The scene reads as a ceremonial sitting with ritual implements.2013-03-13A large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual, many wearing saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti-style markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in red-orange robes sits with hands folded in prayer near a low table holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell, oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and red shawl sits with eyes lowered, and several other white-clad and saffron-clad participants fill the rows. A plain white-clad elder in glasses sits among them. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.2014-11-20Indoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24June 03 20142014-06-03April 20 20142014-04-20